Cuscuta_umbellata

<i>Cuscuta umbellata</i>

Cuscuta umbellata

Species of flowering plant

Cuscuta umbellata, commonly known as flatglobe dodder, is a parasitic plant in the morning glory family (Convulvulaceae) in the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States.[3] After summer monsoon rains, it spreads over the host plant in tangled masses of orange strings.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    NatureServe (2024). "Cuscuta umbellata". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Cuscuta umbellata Kunth". GBIF.org. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. [3]
    Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688
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